VIBE
In this balmy beach mecca, cycling culture is hotter than ever. This spring, DecoBike will unveil the country’s ­newest bike-share program, which includes 180 solar-powered stations and 1,800 bikes. The­ ­$8 million­ private investment is a big victory for advocacy groups BikeSD and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. The timing seems right: More than 8,000 residents took part in Bike to Work Day last year, and 10,000-plus showed up for the inaugural CicloSDias, a closed-streets event that encouraged cyclists and pedestrians to support local businesses.

The scene at Adams Avenue Cycles (Embry Rucker)

RIDE
The laid-back cruiser crowd rolls past sun worshippers, taco stands, and surf shops along the boardwalk from Pacific Beach to Mission Beach (see map). Strava junkies ride repeats on popular hill climbs, including the picturesque crests of Mt. Soledad and Torrey Pines, or incorporate them into a 30-mile coastal out-and-back from Mission Beach to Del Mar that features sandstone cliffs, wetlands, and constant shoreline views. The scenic 24-mile Bayshore Bikeway from Coronado Island takes you by the famous Hotel del Coronado, sand dunes, and ocean beaches along a flat rails-to-trails ­segment, then circles San Diego Bay into the Embarcadero neighborhood downtown.

(Photo: Embry Rucker)

PIT STOPS
In La Jolla, refuel on hand-selected, responsibly sourced java from Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. Residents frequent Adams Avenue Bicycles, which organizes local events, and tourists headed for Coronado Island can rent surreys, tandems, or hybrids at the chill Bikes & Beyond. On weekend mornings Torrey Pines riders can look forward to free bananas and bike ­adjustments at the top from Stu Clott, owner of the mobile shop ­Anywhere Bicycle Repair. And more than two dozen local businesses, including Blind Lady Ale House and Tiger! Tiger! Tavern, offer generous discounts to cyclists.

Pub fare at Blind Lady Ale House. (Embry Rucker)

EVENTS
Local food trucks and a fitness expo await at the finish of the San Diego Century Bicycle Tour on May 31. On Tuesday and Friday nights from April to September, track riders line up for training races on the San Diego Velodrome’s 333-meter banked oval. The public is invited to get in laps several mornings each week, and there’s a swap meet every November. On August 24, you can pedal across the 200-foot-tall San Diego-Coronado Bridge (use the ­panoramic setting on your camera phone to get sweeping shots of downtown) during the 25-mile Bike the Bay community ride to Coronado Island. It’s the only day bicycles are allowed on the massive span.

(Photo: Embry Rucker)

Coastal Cruise
Saddle up the whole family for this 3.5-mile out-and-back oceanside ramble.